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Mar 22, 2024 | 
streetinsider.com | David Morgan |Richard Cowan
1. NKE2. AAPL3. LULU4. FDX5. GOOGL6. SPY7. TSLA8. DRI9. BROS10. OSS Tweet Share E-mail0 sharesA view of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzBy David Morgan and Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.2 trillion bill to keep the government funded through September, leaving the Democratic-majority Senate hours to act before a partial government shutdown deadline at midnight.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
wtaq.com | David Morgan
By David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Chip Roy, one of the most prominent hardline Republicans in Congress, pulls no punches when it comes to how frustrated he is about the $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to pass before midnight on Friday. “Everyone that I know and trust about the border, about overall spending, see it as a complete and total failure and a capitulation by Republicans.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
theglobeandmail.com | Richard Cowan |David Morgan
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
nasdaq.com | David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Fledgling U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson struggled on Monday to get his fellow Republicans to back his plan to avert a partial government shutdownthis weekend, as opposition grew among lawmakers on the hard right. "I am opposed to the CR that has been proposed, because it contains no spending reductions, no border security, & no policy wins," Representative Bob Good said on social media.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | Andrea Ricci |David Morgan |Richard Chang |Scott Malone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fledgling U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson struggled on Monday to get his fellow Republicans to back his plan to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, as opposition grew among lawmakers on the hard...
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
usnews.com | David Morgan
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabth Frantz/File PhotoReutersBy David MorganWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mike Johnson, the untried speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, faces an early test of how well he can unify his splintered majority as he tries to avoid a partial government shutdown a little more than two weeks away.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
marketscreener.com | David Morgan
The fourth-term lawmaker from Louisiana will try to pass three 2024 spending bills, which could help placate hardline conservatives, before turning to a stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded past Nov. 17.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
nasdaq.com | Richard Cowan |David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday were debating their next move on how to avert a partial government shutdown next month, with one prominent lawmaker saying they needed to agree quickly on a "path forward." Newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson was floating the possibility of extending funding through mid-January or mid-April to give lawmakers more time to negotiate 12 separate bills funding the government through the fiscal year that...
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
nasdaq.com | Katharine Jackson |David Morgan
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hardline conservative Jim Jordan vowed to continue his flagging bid to lead the U.S. House of Representatives and said he would move ahead with a third vote after failing twice this week to win the speaker's gavel. Republicans who control the chamber appear no closer to resolving a leadership battle that has paralyzed the House for more than two weeks. Their infighting has left Congress unable to act on President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
investing.com | David Morgan |Moira Warburton |Katharine Jackson
By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outspoken conservative Jim Jordan will try again to win the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, as continued Republican infighting sends the chamber into its 16th day without a leader. The House is due to hold a second vote to fill the vacant speaker's chair when it convenes at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT), giving Jordan another chance to win the needed 217 votes.
